Sassy Too wrote:Good Morning.....I don't know if this is for everyone,but I was just working on my boat adding a 12v outlet , and thank God, I happened to remove the 4 switch Factory Panel! I had the Cabin Lights on and when I took the 4 screws out and tipped the Panel down,I thought I saw a Little "Puff" of smoke from the back of one of the switches,I did
, it was coming from the Cabin Light Switch. I started to check all the connections, and found that the feed wire from the "fuse" in the Panel was never soldered
. Looking at the "red" wire there is a ball of solder on the end,but it must have been missed in the soldering process. I hate to think of what could have happened had this gone unnoticed. Please,for anyone who can get at their boat,it only takes 5 minutes to drop that panel and check for "Loose"connector or wire ! Thanks...P.S. Our boat is a 2004 , 26M ,Hull #475.[/url]
Solder? Mine all have CRIMPED connections with bayonette type there, and it's a 2002! This must have been another change in the 'M' perhaps? And the seemingly cheap lamp wire is in itself is probably a good 'Fuse' by design?
I am chasing down the 'Tron Gremlins' right now though, as I am not getting power to my bus bar terminal, at the fuse panel, and probably will have to rewire the whole shebang if I don't find the culprit! I am disatisfied with the quality of it also, but can't see a major hazard if it were to short out, again due to the guage used. It may act like a toaster coil and burn the insulation off, but unless it is next to a combustable, its should just burn out!
Any joint that I solder on a boat, and it is the best way of course, I also coat it with liquid tape to prevent corrosion failure. I agree that the wirng does leave much to be desired, but then again, I felt as if the original wiring was still in both of my previuos Macs, and they were 70's models with the same type, I believe!
Randy